The Prophet ﷺ said: (the narrator Sufyan said: I do not know but that it [the tradition] has been transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ: He who lives in the desert will become rude; he who pursues the game will be negligent, and he who visits a king will be perverted.

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ مَرَّةً سُفْيَانُ وَلاَ أَعْلَمُهُ إِلاَّ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ وَقَالَ مَنْ سَكَنَ الْبَادِيَةَ جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنْ أَتَى السُّلْطَانَ افْتُتِنَ

The Prophet ﷺ said: He said: He who sticks to a king is perverted. This version adds: The nearer a servant (of Allah) goes to a king, the farther he keeps away from Allah.

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمَعْنَى مُسَدَّدٍ قَالَ وَمَنْ لَزِمَ السُّلْطَانَ افْتُتِنَ زَادَ وَمَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ دُنُوًّا إِلاَّ ازْدَادَ مِنَ اللَّهِ بُعْدًا

"Whoever resides in the deserts, he becomes ignorant, whoever follows game, he becomes heedless, and whoever comes to the door of the Sultan, he will suffer a Fitnah."

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ سَكَنَ الْبَادِيَةَ جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنْ أَتَى أَبْوَابَ السَّلاَطِينِ افْتُتِنَ قَالَ وَفِي الْبَابِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ

"Whoever lives in the desert, he becomes hard-hearted, and whoever follows game becomes preoccupied with it (and neglectful toward other duties), and whoever follows the ruler will put himself through trial."(Sahih) The wording is of Ibn Al-Muthanna.

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ سَكَنَ الْبَادِيَةَ جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفُلَ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ السُّلْطَانَ افْتُتِنَ وَاللَّفْظُ لاِبْنِ الْمُثَنَّى

The Prophet ﷺ said: (the narrator Sufyan said: I do not know but that it [the tradition] has been transmitted from the Prophet ﷺ: He who lives in the desert will become rude; he who pursues the game will be negligent, and he who visits a king will be perverted. (Using translation from Abū Dāʾūd 2859)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ مَنْ سَكَنَ الْبَادِيَةَ جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنْ أَتَى السُّلْطَانَ افْتَتَنَ

[AI] The Messenger of Allah said, "Whoever initiates hostility, whoever follows the game (i.e., seeks to profit from corruption), and whoever approaches the gates of the ruler is tempted. And no servant strengthens his relationship with the ruler, except that it increases his distance with Allah."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنْ أَتَى أَبْوَابَ السُّلْطَانِ افْتُتِنَ وَمَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ قُرْبًا إِلَّا ازْدَادَ مِنَ اللهِ بُعْدًا

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said, "Whoever starts a conflict will face hostility, whoever follows desires will neglect their responsibilities, and whoever approaches the doors of authority will be tested. And no servant increases in proximity to authority except that they increase in distance from Allah ﷻ."

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا وَمَنْ تَبِعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنْ أَتَى أَبْوَابَ السُّلْطَانِ افْتُتِنَ وَمَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ مِنَ السُّلْطَانِ قُرْبًا إِلَّا ازْدَادَ مِنَ اللهِ ﷻ بُعْدًا

"Whoever lives in the desert, he becomes hard-hearted, and whoever follows game becomes preoccupied with it (and neglectful toward other duties), and whoever follows the ruler will put himself through trial."(Sahih) The wording is of Ibn Al-Muthanna. (Using translation from Nasāʾī 4309)

عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ قَالَ «مَنْ سَكَنَ الْبَادِيَةَ جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ السُّلْطَانَ افْتُتِنَ» وَالْحَدِيثُ لِابْنِ الْمُثَنَّى

[AI] The Messenger of Allah ﷺ said: "Whoever starts a conflict, he is unjust, and whoever follows the game, he is heedless, and whoever approaches the doors of the ruler, he is tempted, and no servant increases in proximity to the ruler, except that he increases in distancing himself from Allah." And it was narrated by someone other than Al-Nakha'i, from 'Adi, from a Sheikh of the Ansar, from Abu Hurairah, from the Prophet ﷺ with its meaning.

قَالَ رَسُولُ اللهِ ﷺ مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا وَمَنِ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيْدَ غَفَلَ وَمَنْ أَتَى أَبْوَابَ السُّلْطَانِ يُفْتَتَنْ وَمَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ سُلْطَانٍ قُرْبًا إِلَّا ازْدَادَ مِنَ اللهِ بُعْدًا وَرَوَاهُ غَيْرُهُ عَنِ النَّخَعِيِّ عَنْ عَدِيٍّ عَنْ شَيْخٍ مِنَ الْأَنْصَارِ عَنْ أَبِي هُرَيْرَةَ ؓ عَنِ النَّبِيِّ ﷺ بِمَعْنَاهُ

"مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا وَمَنْ تَبِعَ الصَيدَ غَفَلَ".

"مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا، وَمَنْ تَبِعَ الصَّيدَ غَفَلَ، وَمَنْ أَتَى السُّلطَانَ افْتُتِنَ".

"مَنْ بَدَا جَفَا، وَمَنْ اتَّبَعَ الصَّيدَ غَفَلَ، وَمَن أتَى أَبْوَابَ السُّلطَانِ افْتُتِنَ، وَمَا ازْدَادَ عَبْدٌ مِنْ السُّلطَانِ قُرْبا إِلا ازْدَادَ مِنْ اللهِ بُعْدًا".

"من سَكَنَ البادِيَةَ جَفَا - ومن اتَّبع الصيد غَفَل، ومن أَتى السُّلْطَانَ افْتتن".

"مَنْ عَلِقَ الصَّيدَ غَفَلَ، وَمَنْ لَزِمَ الْبَادِيَةَ جَفَا، وَمَنْ أَتَى السُّلْطَانَ افْتُتِنَ".